The Cockpit | W. E. Johns 18th Century He had joined the City

He had joined the City of London Yeomanry in 1912 and served with them in Egypt and the Dardanelles in 1915

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The department produced a series of handbooks during WW1 to aid the allied war effort and provide intelligence for officers in all branches of the armed services

He may have been apprenticed to George Dollond or Edward Troughton

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The Cockpit | W. E. Johns 18th Century He had joined the CityTHE COCKPIT W. E. Johns JOHN HAMILTON, London, 1934 An excellent collection of WW1 flying stories, published by John Hamilton Ltd in the Ace series, undated, but 1934 (there is an Xmas 1934 gift inscription on the half title page). The book includes eight stories, with contributions by W. E. Johns, the creator of Biggles, Arch Whitehouse, Kenneth Quintrell and Rudolf Stark. Quintrells Hoodoo and The Unforgiving Minute are the highlights, while W. E.